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arranging these specimens. — Mr. Green requested the attention of 

 the Academy to a notice in the American Journal of Science, from 

 the Albany Institute, containing a series of observations made on the 

 21st of December last, with the barometer, wet and dry bulb ther- 

 mometer, &c. in compliance with the proposition published in the 

 London Athenaeum, that hourly observations should be made, with 

 those instruments, by the men of science throughout the world, on 

 four fixed days — 21st of March, June, September, and December, 

 for thirty seven hours ; and commented upon the advantage likely to 

 result to meteorological science if the proposed observations were 

 generally undertaken and the results compared. Whereupon it was 

 resolved, that a committee of three from the first section be appoint- 

 ed, to report at the next meeting upon the most expedient means of 

 cooperating efficiently with such other societies and individuals as 

 may join in the proposed observations. 



May 26. — Specimens of fossils, shells, insects, Sic. were received 

 from Messrs. Alexander, Tyson, Minifie, and Dr. Coale; a fine spe- 

 cimen of Derbyshire spar was received from Miss H. M. Davis, of 

 Philadelphia ; a handsome collection of dried lichens, from New- 

 port, R. I. from Miss P. W. Lewis, of Philadelphia ; an interesting 

 historical relic, being part of the beam of a house erected in St. Do- 

 mingo, A. D. 1492, by Columbus, was presented by D. Lewis, 

 Esq. of Philadelphia. Several pamphlets were contributed for the 

 library by Prof. Ducatel. — The committee appointed at the last 

 meeting upon the subject of the meteorological observations pro- 

 posed to be made in accordance with the general system proposed 

 in Europe, submitted a report, recommending that a committee be 

 appointed to cooperate on behalf of the Academy — that the rooms 

 of the Academy and every facility for observation should be placed 

 at the disposal of the committee — that the expense of procuring 

 and constructing the necessary instruments should be defrayed by 

 subscriptions amongst the members — that the committee have au- 

 thority to call upon the members for the use of any instruments 

 which they may possess suitable for making the proposed observa- 

 tions — that any interesting natural phenomena which may occur, 

 shall be included in the table to be prepared by the committee — and 

 finally, that a copy of the table shall be furnished for publication in 

 the Journal of Science, and a copy to the Royal Society of London, 

 to be disposed of as in their judgment will best promote the interests 

 of science. 



